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NEW YORK – February 8, 2013 – Last
week, Reykjavik, Iceland played host to Paradox Interactive’s
annual convention, giving international media a chance to get a
look at what Paradox has to offer in the coming months, including
its internally developed titles from Paradox Development Studio.
Paradox is a company founded on deep grand strategy titles, and the
three strategy games shown at PDXCon, coming from PDS, made a
strong impression on convention attendees.

March of the Eagles is a lean war-focused game, set during
the Napoleonic era, targeted at strategy newcomers looking to
expand their gaming palette, as well as those experienced Paradox
veterans eager to take on the latest PDS challenge. With its
cutthroat multiplayer experience, pitting six or eight major powers
in a competition for dominance,
March of the Eagles should prove popular not just with
novice strategists but with players at all levels of
experience.

March of the Eagles releases on February 18.

The latest trailer for
March of the Eagles, revealed at PDXCon, can be found
here:

If your tastes run to something more modern, Paradox Development
Studios and BL-Logic present you with
East vs West: A Hearts of Iron Game, an ambitious Cold
War-themed title that aims to be the most sophisticated simulation
of the Cold War yet. Use spies and arms deals to undermine your
opponents, or turn to the United Nations to rally the world behind
you as the specter of global nuclear annihilation looms over
everyone.

East vs. West: A Hearts of Iron Game releases in late
Q2.

New screens for
East vs West: A Hearts of Iron Game can be found here:

And, of course, the star of the show was
Europa Universalis IV, the latest version of
Paradox’s flagship historical title. Open-ended gameplay and
player choice have always been the priority in this storied
franchise, but now a refined interface, a streamlined economy and
other improvements enhance the natural story-building power. Up to
32 players can relive history’s pivotal centuries, guiding
their nation along a path of their own making down 400 years of
history. Trade your way to the top, invade neighbors to enhance
territory, create alliances and then double cross your allies, or
sail away for undiscovered locales—history is yours for the
making.